The concubine is poisonous

Chapter 185 The Last Hope

Gu Xinning, the first thing she did after returning to the palace was to replace all the guards in the palace with the help of Du Wangshan.

Because when Gu Xinning returned to the palace, she found that all the guards and arrangements in the palace were different from when she and Ye Junyan left the palace.Obviously, during these few months, the Empress Dowager and Ran Yunmo did a lot of things in the harem.

Now that Gu Xinning is back, she has to change everything back to the state of being under her control.

The first thing he has to do is to use his identity as the master of the harem to readjust all the arrangements of the harem.

Although it is said that the empress dowager has been in charge of the harem for many years, it was only when there was no empress that the empress dowager temporarily took charge of the sixth palace. The elder is respected by all the concubines and concubines of the Sangong Sixth Court, including the emperor, but does not hold real power.

So now that Gu Xinning has returned to the palace, she is the biggest ruler in the harem.Therefore, as long as Gu Xinning has a proper reason, she can control the harem at will, and the empress dowager can only give her opinions at most, but cannot make a final decision on Gu Xinning's thoughts.

In the Palace of Mercy Ning, Ran Yunmo was having a secret meeting with the Empress Dowager, when Ran Yunmo said: "Mother, as soon as Gu Xinning returned to the palace, the wine ruined all the arrangements you and I had made for months. , He was not so decisive and clear in his actions before, I think he really wants to target us this time and is ready to take the initiative."

The empress dowager nodded and said: "This is also the first time that Gu Xinning has blatantly deployed in the harem since she was named empress. The new official has three fires. She has endured this fire for a long time, and it is time to explode. It's time."

Ran Yunmo said with a displeased face: "I really don't know what the people trained by my father are for. They are all worthless. There are more than 100 people, and even a woman can't stop them. How can I let him go so smoothly?" came back."

After returning, he sighed and said: "Oh, I can't say that. After all, this Gu Xinning is a master of martial arts and poison, so he is difficult to deal with. I can only hope that the trip to the southern border will be rewarded. If the emperor can be eliminated If it is the biggest thorn in our side, we may not have a chance to come back."

"Come back? Gu Xinning is back, how can we turn it over? Even if the emperor can't come back, Gu Xinning, as the empress, is also the greatest authority in the harem. Even you, the queen mother, will let her go. Do we have a chance?" Ran Ran Yun Mo said almost dejectedly.

The empress dowager let out a long sigh, lowered her head, and didn't answer, she seemed to be thinking about something, after a while she sighed and said: "Well, although the chances are slim, it's not completely impossible, maybe we can place our hopes in your belly The child in her heart." The empress dowager said such words at this time, and she was more or less unwilling, because in the eyes of the empress dowager, the child in Ran Yunmo's womb was once a disaster that must not be kept. As long as the child stayed in the world, the empress dowager felt restless and couldn't sleep at night.

But now, the situation has taken a turn for the worse. Even as the empress dowager who used to be in charge of the sixth house, she can only pin her last hope on the child she once insisted on getting rid of, so for the empress dowager , To say such a thing requires a certain amount of determination and courage, and of course helplessness is indispensable.

A few days later, in the Nanjiang High Priest's Mansion, a servant hurried into the high priest's room and reported to the high priest: "I want to report to the high priest, someone outside the door asked to see the high priest. News from the Emperor of Zhaoxuan Kingdom."

"It's finally here, please come in." The high priest slowly opened his eyes and said.

"Yes." The servant took the order and walked out of the room. After a while, the servant led three middle-aged men in dark clothes into the room. The high priest gave up his seat to the three and said, "I know that the three former I must have come here to inquire about the affairs of your emperor. I believe that your country has also received the news that the team that greeted and escorted your emperor has disappeared out of thin air, and the emperor's whereabouts are unknown, and the old man is also very anxious. People are going to search, and if they get news, they will definitely send people to your country to inform.”

One of the three nodded and said: "The high priest is right. We have not found out the whereabouts of General Li along the way, so we know that General Li must have encountered an accident. Otherwise, no matter what problems there are, General Li They will at least send someone to notify us."

As soon as the person in the middle finished speaking, the person on the right continued to say: "Yes, actually, we are here this time, and there is one more thing, which was specially explained by the empress, and I want to ask if the high priest knows where the emperor and General Li are. Where did it go missing? And has anything special happened in southern Xinjiang recently? For example, did someone special come? Or something special happened?"

When the high priest heard that Gu Xinning had sent someone to ask, he immediately asked in relief, "Oh? So the empress has already returned to the palace? Has his journey gone smoothly?"

The other party cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, the high priest, the empress has returned to Beijing smoothly, and everything is fine, but the magic grass that the empress has worked so hard to get back is useless. When the subordinates came, the empress returned Specifically, let us say hello to the high priest."

The high priest nodded and said: "Well, it's good to go back, it's good to go back, as long as the saint is fine, there is still room for change." Everything the high priest said at this time basically refers to the relationship between the two countries. Because of Ye Junyan's disappearance, his life and death are uncertain now. Even if he is alive, for a mentally incompetent person, he will not know how to go back to the city, although Ye Junyan finally disappeared within the scope of Zhaoxuan Kingdom , but it happened on the way back to Beijing from Nanjiang. If it really needs to be investigated, Nanjiang is also responsible, so if another ruler is changed, it is very likely that this will be used as a topic to restart the two countries. fighting.All the hard work and hard work before this was all in vain.

Now that Gu Xinning is sitting in the capital, I believe he will deal with this matter while trying to find Ye Junyan. You have room for improvement in the relationship between the two countries, and it won't immediately become stalemate.

After the high priest nodded in satisfaction, he continued: "By the way, I am also investigating the question asked by the Queen Mother today. It is said that Ran Hai, the former prime minister of Zhaoxuan Kingdom, came to southern Xinjiang in secret a few days ago, and is still in various places. The patriarchs of the big tribes are running back and forth, thinking that they must be involved in the disappearance of the emperor."

The high priest paused and then said: "As for the last place where the emperor appeared, Ying Lian, the maidservant who went to escape and came back, reported back that it should be after entering Zhaoxuan Kingdom, she was separated from the escorting army when she was walking near Qishan Mountain, and then the escorting army left. Surrounded by an ambush army, and the entire army was wiped out, if you haven't found any traces of whereabouts, I think the corpses should have been destroyed by someone."

"Yinglian?" The man in the middle frowned and asked: "Or the high priest, is it convenient to hand over this maid named Yinglian to me and bring her back to life."

"I'm afraid it won't work." The high priest shook his head and said, "This Yinglian doesn't care about the emperor's life or death, she only cares about her own life and fled back to the southern border, and even made insulting remarks to the two countries. In a rage, the old man has already ordered him to be executed."

The three of them bowed their heads in silence for a while, stood up and clasped their fists to the high priest and said, "Since that's the case, we won't bother you any more. As long as we know that the emperor is only missing and hasn't been in danger, it will be a blessing in misfortune. The empress wants to ask I've finished asking the questions, the three of us will go back to report to Master Du and the Empress, and take our leave."

The high priest also stood up and said, "Wait a minute, you three. Although Ying Lian is dead, according to Ying Lian, another maidservant who went with him to serve the emperor of your country is still in the forest looking for the whereabouts of the emperor. You might have found the emperor by now."

When the three of them heard this, they raised their brows and asked quickly: "Oh? So the emperor is not alone? What's the name of this girl? If she finds the emperor, why doesn't she send him back to the capital or southern Xinjiang?"

The high priest replied: "It's hard to say whether the emperor has been found. This is just my guess. This maid named Ying Shui'er is smart and has a good understanding of the general situation. When Ying Lian came back, she tried to persuade Ying Shui'er and He came back together, but Ying Shui'er insisted on staying to look for the emperor, who is a loyal woman at any time. But..." the high priest hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, the three quickly asked: "But what? Could the high priest have some unspeakable secrets?"

The high priest shook his head and said: "It's not a secret, but I think that Shui'er is not only smart, but also understands the overall situation. I think, even if he finds the emperor, he will not dare to take him to the capital or southern border easily."

The three looked at each other, and after looking at each other, they asked the high priest, "What do you mean? Is this Miss Shui'er?"

"No, no, don't get me wrong, the old man of Ying Shui'er understands that he will never do anything that harms the interests of the two countries, but now that the other party has not found the emperor's body, he will definitely not be willing to think of you On the only way leading to the two countries, traps or ambushes were set up, waiting for the emperor to take the bait. If Shui'er could think of these things, he would definitely take the emperor to hide in the dark for a while, trying to wait until the wind passed. Then quietly send the emperor back." The high priest quickly waved his hand and explained.

The three of them looked at each other again, nodded and said: "The High Priest's concerns are very reasonable. If this girl Shui'er is really as smart as the High Priest said, then the Emperor may be able to avoid danger for the time being by following her, but We still have to seize the time to find the emperor, the emperor will only feel the real feeling when he returns to the palace, I will return to Beijing to return to my life, and leave."

The high priest personally sent a few people out with a smile, and walked to the door and said to the three of them: "Please tell the empress when you go back. I will deal with the southern border, so that the empress does not have to worry about it. As for the emperor's illness, if you want to wake up the emperor's illness Wisdom, in fact, is not limited to the cultivation of the divine grass.”

"Ask the High Priest to advise you." The leader clasped his fists and said.

The high priest smiled and said: "The reason why the emperor of your country is insane is actually because the meridians are damaged, the five internal organs are out of balance, and the thinking is hindered. Under normal circumstances, as long as you can get long-term and careful conditioning, within three to two years, you will be able to recover." Gradually recover, your empress also knows this, but he is eager to want the emperor to recover, so he decided to take the risk to go to Nightless Valley to obtain the magic grass, but in fact there is another way, if the patient can be treated properly Stimulation can also accelerate the awakening of his memory, although the chance of success is relatively low, but you might as well give it a try, if it succeeds, the Empress will not be forced to take risks in Never Night Valley."

"Thank you, High Priest, for your advice. When I go back, I will definitely tell the empress what I said. High Priest, please stay and leave." After saying goodbye to the High Priest, the three of them each mounted their fast horses and headed towards Zhaoxuan Kingdom. , gallop away.

(End of this chapter)